64th National Film Awards
| 64th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2016 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Announced on | 7 April 2017 |
| Presented on | 3 May 2017 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Kaasav |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Fireflies in the Abyss |
| Best Book | Lata : Sur Gatha |
| Best Film Critic | G. Dhananjayan |
| Most awards |
Ventilator (3) Allama (3) Dashakriya (3) |
The 64th National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2016 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 7 April 2017, and the ceremony will be held on 3 May 2017.
The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries for the first time on 16 January 2017 and the acceptable last date for entries was until 21 January 2017. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2016, and 31 December 2016, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2016, and 31 December 2016, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.
For the Feature and Non-Feature Films sections, films in any Indian language, shot on 16 mm, 35 mm, a wider film gauge or a digital format, and released in cinemas, on video or digital formats for home viewing were eligible. Films were required to be certified as a feature film, a featurette or a Documentary/Newsreel/Non-Fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification.
The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through a State Government Policy.
medium is not only about entertainment but is also a very important vehicle of employment, social awareness and cultural development. The State’s Film Policy includes various measures to create a suitable environment, which not only invites shooting of films on a large scale in the State but also promotes other activities, which are related to various aspects of film production at the ground level, including financial incentives for filmmakers."
from across India. In addition to the above, the Film Policy also provides growth opportunities to the local filmmaking talent from within the State."
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)'.
Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. "
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